US5090502A - Connecting structure for connecting a power unit of an automotive vehicle with the body of the vehicle - Google Patents

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US5090502A
US5090502A US07/629,947 US62994790A US5090502A US 5090502 A US5090502 A US 5090502A US 62994790 A US62994790 A US 62994790A US 5090502 A US5090502 A US 5090502A
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Yasushi Inoue
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F1/00—Springs
    • F16F1/36—Springs made of rubber or other material having high internal friction, e.g. thermoplastic elastomers
    • F16F1/42—Springs made of rubber or other material having high internal friction, e.g. thermoplastic elastomers characterised by the mode of stressing
    • F16F1/52—Springs made of rubber or other material having high internal friction, e.g. thermoplastic elastomers characterised by the mode of stressing loaded in combined stresses
    • F16F1/54—Springs made of rubber or other material having high internal friction, e.g. thermoplastic elastomers characterised by the mode of stressing loaded in combined stresses loaded in compression and shear
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K17/00—Arrangement or mounting of transmissions in vehicles
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
    • B60K—ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OF TRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS IN VEHICLES; AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES; INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES; ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GAS EXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS IN VEHICLES
    • B60K5/00—Arrangement or mounting of internal-combustion or jet-propulsion units
    • B60K5/12—Arrangement of engine supports
    • B60K5/1291—Supports comprising stoppers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16F—SPRINGS; SHOCK-ABSORBERS; MEANS FOR DAMPING VIBRATION
    • F16F2236/00—Mode of stressing of basic spring or damper elements or devices incorporating such elements
    • F16F2236/12—Mode of stressing of basic spring or damper elements or devices incorporating such elements loaded in combined stresses
    • F16F2236/123—Mode of stressing of basic spring or damper elements or devices incorporating such elements loaded in combined stresses loaded in compression and shear

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  • This invention relates to a connecting structure for connecting a power unit of an automotive vehicle with the body of the vehicle, particularly to a connecting structure in which the upper block of the engine and the lower block of the engine are mounted to the vehicle body together with a transmission case through a mounting means.
  • Connecting structures for connecting a automotive power unit including an engine and a transmission with an automotive vehicle body are generally known in the art.
  • Japanese Laid-open Utility Model Application No. 62-123421 discloses a mounting structure for connecting the power unit to the vehicle body by means of four mounting elements.
  • both the engine and the transmission are mounted against the vehicle body through a plurality of mounting means.
  • the connecting structure includes a mounting means for mounting the power unit against the vehicle body so that the mounting means connects both the upper block and the lower block with the transmission case while supporting the power unit.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a connecting structure of an engine and a transmission of a power unit in accordance with this invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front view showing a cylinder block which is formed with an upper block and a lower block;
  • FIG. 3 is a front view showing an edge portion of the lower block
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a bracket for supporting the power unit of FIG. 1;
  • FIG. 5 is a plan view showing the bracket of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 6 is a partly broken side view showing the bracket of FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the connecting structure for connecting an engine and a transmission in accordance with this invention.
  • an engine 1 of a V type engine having a plurality of cylinders is divided into an upper block 2 and a lower block 3 at the height of the axis A of the engine crank shaft.
  • the upper block 2 constitutes a V bank of the engine.
  • the lower block 3 has a bearing cap 24 integrally formed with it.
  • the upper block 2 has a horizontal connecting flange 2a at its lower portion, and the lower block 3 has a horizontal connecting flange 3a at its upper portion.
  • a transmission 5 is disposed behind the engine 1.
  • the transmission 5 has a transmission case 6 with a vertical connecting flange 6a.
  • the upper block 2 has a vertical connecting flange 2b
  • the lower block 3 has a vertical connecting flange 3b.
  • the vertical connecting flange 6a of the transmission case 6 is connected face to face with the vertical connecting flange 2b of the upper block 2 and with the vertical connecting flange 3b of the lower block 3 by means of a plurality of connecting bolts 13.
  • the upper block 2 and the lower block 3 are bolted together to the transmission case 6 on the same plane.
  • the power unit U comprising the engine 1 and the transmission 5, is supported against the vehicle body frame through four mounting elements each having a rubber element. These four mounting elements are located at left and right sides of the power unit U as one looks along axis A of the crank shaft as well as on the rear and front sides of power unit U, respectively.
  • the left side mounting element is referred to hereinafter as a No. 1 mounting element
  • the right side mounting element is referred to hereinafter as a No. 2 mounting element.
  • the front side mounting element is referred to herein after as a No. 3 mounting element
  • the rear side mounting element is referred to hereinafter as a No. 4 mounting element.
  • the mounting bracket for the No. 2 mounting element is the same as mounting bracket 14 for the No. 1 mounting element.
  • Mounting bracket 14 is fixed by bolts to both the engine 1 and the transmission case 6 at the connecting portion thereof in such a manner that the upper block 2 and the lower block 3 are connected not only with each other but also with the transmission case 6 through this mounting bracket 14.
  • the upper block 2 has a boss 7 on its rear lower side, on which a connecting surface for the mounting bracket 14 is formed.
  • the lower block 3 has a boss 8 on its lower rear side, which is spaced from the boss 7 and on the top of which a connecting surface for the mounting bracket 14 is formed.
  • the transmission case 6 has two bosses on its lower front side, which are selectively formed so as to correspond to the bosses 7 and 8, respectively. That is, the boss 9 is formed in the vicinity of the boss 7, and the boss 10 is formed in the vicinity of the boss 8.
  • the bosses 9 and 10 are longer than the bosses 7 and 8 in the direction longitudinal to the power unit U.
  • the area of the connecting surface formed on the bosses 9 is larger than that of the boss 7, and the area of the connecting surface formed on the boss 10 is larger than that of the boss 8.
  • the upper block 2 and the lower block 3 are fixed to the transmission case 6 by the plurality of connecting bolts 13 at connected flanges 2b, 3b, and 6a. At least one of these connecting bolts 13 is located so as to be sandwiched by the bosses 7, 8, 9 and 10 in a circumferential direction of the connecting flanges 2b, 3b, and 6a.
  • bosses 7, 8, 9 and 10 constitute, as a unit, a mounting boss 12 for the mounting bracket 14.
  • the mounting bracket 14 is fixed to mounting boss 12 by means of bolts 17.
  • the mounting bracket 14 constitutes a part of an engine mounting element 22.
  • Mounting bracket 14 is referred to hereinafter as a first mounting bracket. As shown in FIG. 4, the first mounting bracket 14 has a U-shaped configuration and has a pair of flanges 14a and 14b as a first connecting portion.
  • flange 14a On flange 14a are provided two through holes 15 which open so as to correspond to the holes 11 formed on the tops of the bosses 7 and 8 of the upper block 2 and the lower block 3, respectively.
  • through holes 15 On the other flange 14b, there are provided four through holes 15 which are opened so as to correspond to the holes 11 formed on the tops of the bosses 9 and 10 of the transmission case 6, respectively.
  • the first mounting bracket 14 has a base 14c as a second connecting portion between the flanges 14a and 14b.
  • the base 14a protrudes from the plane of the flanges 14a and 14b toward vehicle body frame 18 when installed.
  • the first mounting bracket 14 is fixed on the bosses 7, 8, 9, and 10 by the plurality of bolts 17 as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.
  • a receiving mounting bracket 20 is provided on the vehicle body frame 18.
  • the receiving mounting bracket 20 is referred to hereinafter as a second mounting bracket.
  • the second mounting bracket 20 accommodates a rubber element 19.
  • the base 14c of the first mounting bracket 14 is connected with the second mounting bracket 20 by a bolt 21 inserted into through hole 16. Therefore, the power unit U can be resiliently supported against the vehicle body frame 18 through the rubber element 19.
  • this bolt 13 can be located at upper or lower positions from these bosses 7, 8, 9, and 10 but in the vicinity of them.
  • the distance between boss 7 and boss 8 (or boss 9 and boss 10) is determined to be L
  • the vicinity or area desirable for locating the bolt 13 will range up to 1/3 (one third) of L from the nearest boss, but 1/2 (one-half) of L is also acceptable.

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